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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1895
Page
5
The Dillon area page notes dues and subscriptions, local sales, and community happenings. J. E. Morse travels to Bannack, Representative Jones visits from Helena, and social events including a K P lodge ball and church membership growth are reported alongside mining, banking, and business notices.
The Beaverhead and Silver Bow counties plan a jointly funded bridge over the Dig Hole river at Chalk Bluffs. Lloyd and Lisa appointed to meet with Beaverhead commissioners. they favor a wooden Howe truss or Queen post truss. BeavHead to pay half the costs. bids to be opened in a joint meeting after surveys and specs are prepared.
Geo W Dart informs the examining committee he has not yet made up his mind about the proposed new opera house in the city. He has given the proposition serious consideration during the recent period.
A Beav erhead county Montana gold mine near Bannack is described as a potentially huge vein with rich sulphide ore and free milling gold. Six years ago investors including John M. Thurston Paul Vandervoort and Russell A Alger grubstaked a prospector and a stock company has formed with Alger as president. Development will begin immediately.
Bert Orr and John Tones were elected to the company on Monday evening. Ninety percent of the membership attended drills, with regular militia practice set for next Monday. An election for regimental colonel will be held on the twenty seventh while Colone Kessler’s commission nears expiry.
Kern, superintendent public schools of Anaconda, will lecture at the Dillon Baptist church Saturday evening January 26 at 7:30 under the Grand Lodge I O G T Montana. The free talk uses scientific charts and targets youth temperance workers and all who wish mankind’s welfare. Kern is a long time temperance speaker and now a Good Templars organizing deputy.
Peter Hendrickson filed a final proof on a homestead entry in the Big Hole basin. Henry A. Dowling filed a homestead entry near Dell. William O Rourke filed a homestead entry as listed in the notice.
The article notes a Friday evening event held by Mrs. Bessette for children's masquerade activities. Details on location attendees or outcomes are not provided in the readable text.
Weekly records show W C Clark of Butte filing three mineral patent deeds to the Puscatora Mining and associated firms for properties near Algerta. N A Stiles transfers include parcels in Dillon with brick dwelling used as a drugstore and water rights on the Pucker ranch. The report notes a large hog exhibition by Charles Padley and details the remains of George Wilton from the Thute giant mine explosion, with funeral services led by Theo D Hooker.
Eastern manufacturers predict strong business in Montana for the coming year. They note more Grunders in the state than three years ago and say Montana holds a leading position in Eastern business and finance among Northwestern states.
When a child fell ill families turned to Castoria for relief. The ad recalls advocates noting Castoria soothed stomach pains and teething woes, with mothers praising its gentle effects on little ones and continuity across generations.
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